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The Death of Chione acquired by the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Lyon

Diane Killing Chione, one of the 1st-known paintings by Nicolas Poussin

Several years after the purchase of The Flight to Egypt, the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts reiterates, revealing today the acquisition of this early work by Poussin – probably made when traveling to Rome – in excellent condition, acquired for an amount significantly lower than the first painting: The Death of Chione or Diana Killing Chione, painted circa 1622-1623.

The Death of Chione by Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin, Diana Killing Chione, 1622-23, Image © Lyon MBA – Photo by Alain Basset

Further information on the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon website (in French)

 

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